This week on the Seven O'Clock Sample, we are looking at the music of the one and only Biz Markie.
Biz has been one of my favorite rappers since I first heard him on a Beastie Boys album in my teens. I've followed his career and even got...

It's all about Roy Ayers this week on the Seven o'Clock Sample.
In 1972, Roy Ayers Ubiquity released the album He's Coming, featuring one of Ayer's most popular songs " We Live In Brooklyn Baby".
This song has been used by many...

This week on the Seven O'Clock sample, we are exploring the music of Roy Ayers. His music serves as the prototype for the shuffling hip-hop groove that became, shall we say, ubiquitous on acid jazz records; and his relaxed 1976 song "...